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How Have Black/African American Division 1 Student-athletes Socioeconomic Backgrounds Affected their Mental Health Well-being Compared to their Counterpart Athletes

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  • Mental health among student athletes has gotten much more attention in the world of sport today. However, there has been a lack of research focusing on how the socioeconomic backgrounds of Division 1 student athletes can play a role in their mental health and their desire to seek out help during times of high stress. Using a quantitative approach, a survey was sent to over 400 student athletes at a Division 1 predominantly White/Caucasian institution in the Pacific Northwest, this study explored the mental health and well-being of Black/African American Division 1 student athletes. The research aimed to use three primary variables that could have potential played a role in their mental health well-being and their willingness to seek out help during times of stress. The variables tested were (1) social class, (2) culture, and (3) knowledge of mental health. The findings suggest that Black/African American student athletes depend a lot on their personal relationships (e.g., parents and/or guardians, family member, teammates, etc.) to help cope with their mental health well-being. There were no clear indications that Black/African American identifying student athletes experienced effects with their mental health well-being differently compared to their White/Caucasian counterparts while in season. Given the data collected, race/ethnicity was not a contributing factor to the effects of the student athlete’s mental health well-being.
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